Building Officials Institute of New Zealand

GUARDIANS OF BUILDING QUALITY

Committed to ensuring the quality of New Zealand's buildings meet the requirements of the community and their occupiers.

MEMBERSHIP VALUE

Dedicated to providing and delivering services and benefits to the advantage of our members.

BRANCH NETWORK

Providing learning and networking opportunities to advance member's professionalism.

INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALISM

Drivers of industry professionalism, through the requirement and adherence to building regulations and codes by all building and construction stakeholders.

EDUCATION

Supports and develops high quality training resources to meet the formal and informal qualification requirements of the Building Control Surveying sectors.

ADVOCACY

A leader and influencer of policy at central and local Government levels for the New Zealand built environment.

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE

Working closely with central and local government assisting in times of post disaster building evaluation.

News & Promotions

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OTOROHANGA DISTRICT COUNCIL ARE RECRUITING!

Building Control Officer - An exciting growth period in our district is driving activity for the Building Control department, which has led to an opportunity for an experienced Building Control Officer to join the team. To view this job advert, please click here

NELSON CITY COUNCIL ARE RECRUITING!

Manager Building - this people focused role is your opportunity to make a difference to the development of Nelson. To view this job advert, please click here.

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NEWS

New Zealand will be mapped for liquefaction-prone soils raising foundation costs for new homes

Foundations will become more expensive for houses built on liquefaction-prone soil across New Zealand, not just in Canterbury.

National promises to repeal and replace RMA

National want to repeal and replace the much-maligned Resource Management Act (RMA) if elected next year, the party's planning spokeswoman Judith Collins has announced.

Builders busy in New Plymouth with consents rising

The value of building consents in New Plymouth reached $253.8 million in the year to September, according to the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand.

Damaged old chimney in Wellington backyard can't be knocked down because it's heritage-listed

It's useless, damaged, and dangerous, but the fight is on to save this heritage-listed chimney in a Wellington backyard.

Base-isolated and Green star building to be developed for the BNZ HQ in Wellington

Bank of New Zealand is to have a new earthquake-resilient and "green" 12-storey building as headquarters for its 1500 hundred staff in Wellington.

Houses built by EIT students ready to help relieve housing emergency

Houses built by EIT Hawke's Bay Trades Training students could be used for emergency housing in what is looming as the hardest part of the year to find accommodation.

Twyford Undermines Property Rights with Urban Development Bill

"Phil Twyford's plan to allow the government to forcibly take private land for development instead of changing our urban planning rules for all New Zealanders will undermine property rights", according to ACT Leader David Seymour.

Staff shortages slowing down Wellington building consents

Wellington City Council is struggling to meet statutory timeframe requirements for building consents amidst a staff shortage and increasing construction projects.

Faulty quake design exposes consent failures - Christchurch quake survivor

A man who narrowly avoided the CTV building collapse in the 2011 earthquake says a new case of poor seismic design shows building consent failings.

Two-tonne metal structure flies over fence and lands on athletics spectators

Two spectators to a secondary school athletics event were seriously injured when a two-tonne metal structure was picked up by a wind gust, thrown over a fence, and landed on them.

Homeowners who fought Stanley Group call for policing of builders

Marc Collins and his neighbours in the idyllic Auckland waterfront street of Provence Esplanade are calling for politicians to protect ordinary people from incompetent, error-prone builders who hike prices during construction.

Council fails to spot 10 serious flaws in Christchurch high-rise

The Christchurch City Council consented a structural design for an eight-storey building that a rookie engineer could tell at a glance was flawed.

Bill to empower urban development projects

New legislation to transform our urban areas and create sustainable, inclusive and thriving communities will tomorrow be introduced to Parliament, Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford said.

Thousands of quake-prone buildings in need of work yet to be identified

Councils estimate they have yet to identify 10,000 buildings nationwide that are earthquake-prone and need upgrading or demolition.

EVENTS

Registrations are now open for the 2020 Annual Conference

The Bundle package is back for 2020 - let us take the stress out of booking your accommodation and get it all in one purchase.

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HR DIVISION: Looking for a building surveying role in New Zealand?

International candidates looking for a building surveying role in New Zealand - contact us today. BOINZ is your one stop shop to help you look for and find a role in New Zealand.

As part of our HR Division service, we will interview you to assess your skills and abilities and understand your time frames and preferred locations.

We can then work with you to find and apply for building surveying roles in New Zealand. We actively recruit on behalf of building surveying employers and can keep you updated on available jobs and assist you with the full process.

Send your cv to recruitment@boinz.org.nz and find out how we can support your move to New Zealand.